English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 33
Bookins conference facilities
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
We are (We're) looking for a room for
a conference.
How many people is it for?
Between fifty and sixty.
I think Room A is too small.
I do not (don't) think it is (it's) big enough.
Have you got anything bigger?
bigger smaller cheaper
How big is Room B?
It's twenty metres long.
How wide is it?
It's fifteen metres wide.
When do you want it?
We want it on the 26th, all day.
We want it from 9 o'clock to 5 o'clock.
How much do you charge?
It's €2,000 a day.
We charge €500 per hour.
That includes refreshments.
Do you provide AV equipment?
a projector
Yes, we do.
a screen
No we don't.
Thanks, I would (I'd) like to book it.
Thanks, I will (i'll) get back to you.
Study notes
... too sm all.
Note that too stands before small.
See also Reference Section 13.3.
... big enough.
Notice that enough stands at the end of the phrase:
It's big enough. It isn 't big enough. Is it big enough?
See also Reference Section 13.3.
m etres
UK spelling: metre/kilom etre
US spelling: m eter/kilom eter
It's tw e n ty m etres long.
Note that long, wide, high, tall, etc. stand at the end of the phrase.
It's seven metres high.
He is one metre sixty-eight tall.
See also Reference Section 20.9.
H ow w id e is it?
It's fifteen m etres w ide.
Notice the form of the question and answer in dimension
questions:
How long is it? It's 20 metres long.
... on th e 26th ...
= on the twenty-sixth.
See Reference Section 20.2 for more on ordinal numbers.
... €2,000 a day.
Note also:
€ 2,000 per day
€.500 an hour
... AV equipm en t
= audio visual equipment
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